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For a moment, everyone fell silent, straining to hear the part of the tragedy
that had not yet been told: Oscar Pistorius’s account of what happened the
night he shot his girlfriend.

The discomfort of the stuffy, airless courtroom; the “rot in jail” placards of
the small band of women’s rights protesters outside; the chaos as court
staff tried to fit a very large number of people into a very tight space —
all was forgotten as the defence lawyer, Barry Roux, began to read, in his
client’s own words, how a young couple’s plans for a “quiet
dinner” and a

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The night I shot Reeva: Oscar Pistorius puts his case for the defence

February 20 2013

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Pistorius flanked by brother and father

February 20 2013 AP

Pistorius flanked by brother and father

February 20 2013 AP

He broke down as his version of events was read to court

February 20 2013 Reuters

His father, Henke, looks dejected after hearing of the more serious charge against his son